OFS-19: Perth, Australia
Paper Submissions

Technical Programme

Plenary Speaker

Invited Speakers

  • Dr Jean-Marc Blondy, University of Limoges, France,
    Recent developments in microstructured optical fibres and optical fibre glasses
  • Prof John Canning, University of Sydney, Australia,
    Progress in photosensitivity for Bragg gratings
  • Prof Min Gu, Swinburne University, Australia,
    Fibre optical nonlinear microendoscopy
  • Dr Davide Iannuzzi, Vrije University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
    Fibre-top micromachined devices
  • Prof Hypolito Kalinowski, Federal University of Technology, Brazil,
    Fibre Bragg grating applications in biomechanics
  • Prof Kara Peters, North Carolina State University, USA,
    Single-mode polymer optical fibre sensors for high-strain applications

Special Session

"Oil & Gas: Current Practice-Future Opportunity"

In recognition of the regional importance of the Oil & Gas Industry, a special session will be held during the conference.

Special Oil & Gas Session Invited Speakers

  • Mr Kent Kalar, SensorTran Inc., USA,
    Active Plug & Play distributed Raman temperature sensing
  • Dr Hilde Nakstad, Optoplan/Weatherford, Norway,
    Realisation of a full-scale fibre-optic ocean bottom seismic system
  • Dr Luiz Valente. GaveaSensors, Brazil,
    Fibre sensors for a new oil and gas industry
  • Mr Tsutomu Yamate, Schlumberger, Japan,
    Fibre optics sensors for the exploration of oil and gas